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• Lethbridge man charged after fight ends with a man being stabbed in the face

  09-09-2019 23:21
  A 29-year-old Lethbridge man has been charged with assault after a Saturday incident where a 39-year-old man was stabbed in the face. The incident occured around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 7, outside the Supervised Consumption Site along the 1000 block of 1 Avenue South, where the 29-year-old and the 39-year-old got into a fight that ended with the younger man stabbing the older one in the face. Police recovered the knife that was left on the road. The injured man was taken to hospital, treat
  
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• Man charged in weekend stabbing outside Lethbridge’s supervised consumption site - Global News

  09-09-2019 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  Man charged in weekend stabbing outside Lethbridge’s supervised consumption site  Global NewsOn Saturday afternoon, police said two men got into a fight in the street; one of them hit the other in the head, causing that man to fall to the ground where he was ...
  
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• Man charged in weekend stabbing outside Lethbridge’s supervised consumption site

  09-09-2019 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  On Saturday afternoon, police said two men got into a fight in the street; one of them hit the other in the head, causing that man to fall to the ground where he was then stabbed in the face.
  
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• Hemophilia three times more common than thought, study finds

  09-09-2019 23:00
  TORONTO - Hemophilia is three times more common than previously thought, according to a new study. The study, led by researchers from McMaster University, which is set to be published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on Tuesday, found that more than 1,125,000 men around the world have the rare genetic disorder instead of the 400,000 previously estimated. Those numbers mean that approximately 21 of every 100,000 males has either hemophilia a or b, while 29 of every 100,000 newborn males will ha
  
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• Google 'stoking fear' in release of iPhone hack details, Apple says

  09-09-2019 22:40
  Tech giant Apple is accusing Google of ‘stoking fear’ in iPhone users after releasing details of security vulnerability on their phones. In an Aug. 30 blog post, Google said it found a hacking operation that used websites to implant malicious software onto iPhones using the Apple web browser Safari that would allow the hackers access to photos and other data. Google said the operation hadoccurred for at least two years, but Apple downplayed the breach, saying it had only gone on for
  
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• Driverless transit shuttles coming to Toronto streets

  09-09-2019 22:39
  An automated shuttle pilot project will be hitting the streets of Toronto’s east end by 2020, Mayor John Tory announced today. The project, in partnership with Metrolinx and the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), will take riders from the West Rouge neighbourhood in Scarborough to the Rouge Hill GO Station. “Toronto is growing at an unprecedented rate and with this growth we must focus on transit,” Tory said. “The pilot for the automated shuttle will help residents access
  
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• U.K. community group buys town's supply of plastic ring toys to save seals

  09-09-2019 21:18
  TORONTO -- A U.K. community group has bought out the remaining supply of plastic frisbee-like toys from a seaside town thanks to growing concerns that seals would choke on toys left behind by beach-goers. According to a Facebook post by Gorleston Community Beach Clean, shop owners in the area agreed to stop selling the ring toys and not to stock them in the future due to concerns for the animals in the area. “They are so dangerous to seals and it’s shocking to see the damage they do
  
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• Couple arrested after spending US$120K mistakenly added to their account: police

  09-09-2019 20:47
  TORONTO -- Sometimes things really are too good to be true. Such is the case with a Pennsylvania couple who found themselves in some hot water after allegedly spending nearly US$120,000 that had been mistakenly deposited into their joint account. Robert and Tiffany Williams of Montoursville, Pa. face felony theft charges after a bank teller at BB&T mistakenly deposited the money into the wrong account on May 31. According to Pennsylvania state police, the couple allegedly spent nearly all of
  
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• 'Why do it?': UCP government orders school boards to remove 'public' from names

  09-09-2019 20:18
  The Alberta government has ordered a number of school divisions to remove "public" from their names, and while the education minister says it "changes nothing," others are concerned about the future of public schools. In a ministerial order effective Sept. 1, Education Minister Adriana LaGrange changed the names of multiple public school divisions:St. Albert School Division Red Deer School Division Fort McMurray School Division Elk Island School Division Medicine Hat School Division Grande Yello
  
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• UCP government orders school boards to remove 'public' from names

  09-09-2019 20:18
  The Alberta government has ordered a number of school boards to remove "public" from their names. In a ministerial order effective Sept. 1, Education Minister Adriana LaGrange changed the names of eight public school divisions, including The Boards of Trustees of Edmonton School District No 7's. "We are now referred to as The Edmonton School Division and The Boards of Trustees of Edmonton School Division," an Edmonton Public School spokesperson told CTV News Edmonton in a statement. However, the
  
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• Worker in Edmonton restaurant had hepatitis A while preparing food on the job

  09-09-2019 20:17
  Alberta Health Services has issued a public alert after a restaurant worker in Edmonton tested positive for hepatitis A. The employee participated in preparing food at the London Local restaurant at 2307 Ellwood Drive SW while infectious. Anyone who consumed food from the restaurant between Aug. 13 to Aug. 18, Aug. 20 to Aug. 24 or on Aug. 27, could have been exposed to hepatitis A and should call Health Link 811 immediately. Anyone who calls Health Link will be advised about eligibility for imm
  
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• Pepper spray, segregation overused in provincial youth offender centres: Child advocate

  09-09-2019 19:49
  Alberta’s Child and Youth Advocate has released a new report and a series of recommendations on the use of pepper spray and segregation in the province’s young offender centres. Pepper spray The first recommendation suggests that pepper spray should only be used in exceptional circumstances, where there is imminent risk of serious physical harm to a person. According to the report, Alberta is one of only four provinces in Canada that allows correctional officers to use pepper spray i
  
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• Child advocate calls for changes to use of pepper spray, segregation in Alberta young offender centres

  09-09-2019 19:19 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's child advocate wants the province to decrease the use of segregation and pepper spray in young offender centres.
  
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• Alberta man charged with assault after Lethbridge youth hockey tournament brawl

  09-09-2019 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  Police said the opposing team's coach was shoved to the ground and the referee was punched multiple times by the boy’s relative and a second man before the fight was broken up.
  
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• Video shows brawl with referee at Lethbridge hockey tournament | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  09-09-2019 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  Video shows brawl with referee at Lethbridge hockey tournament | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caVideo posted to social media shows several adults taking to the ice at a Lethbridge hockey rink and getting into a fight with a referee on the weekend.
  
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• Video shows brawl with referee at Lethbridge hockey tournament

  09-09-2019 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  Video posted to social media shows several adults taking to the ice at a Lethbridge hockey rink and getting into a fight with a referee on the weekend. The incident is under police investigation and has resulted in charges being laid.
  
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• 1st-degree murder charge laid in Airdrie shooting death

  09-09-2019 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  A 59-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder after a fatal shooting in Airdrie over the weekend.
  
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• Juul warned over claims e-cigarette safer than smoking

  09-09-2019 18:25
  WASHINGTON -- Federal health authorities on Monday blasted vaping company Juul for illegally pitching its electronic cigarettes as a safer alternative to smoking and ordered the company to stop making unproven claims for its products. The Food and Drug Administration also upped its scrutiny of a number of key aspects of Juul's business, telling the company to turn over documents about its marketing, educational programs and nicotine formula. The FDA action increases the pressure on the nation's
  
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• Calgary artists collaborate to create series of paintings focused on reconciliation

  09-09-2019 18:22
  Two artists who met at the Calgary Drop-in Centre over two years ago are creating a series of paintings with a reconciliation theme. Ian Kroll and Sam Bighetty met at the centre’s art program. Kroll volunteered and Bighetty has been a client at the Drop-in Centre for more than a decade. When the art program ended in 2017 the two decided to combine their efforts and styles to make art. Kroll creates abstract images by pouring acrylic paint and Bighetty then takes those pieces and adds his F
  
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• Victim of fatal shooting in Airdrie identified by police

  09-09-2019 17:43
  A first-degree murder charge has been laid in connection to a shooting on the weekend and an Airdrie mother is crediting a neighbour with sheltering children from the chaos. Airdrie RCMP were called to the Canals neighbourhood on Canoe Close S.W. at around 5 p.m. Saturday for a report of shots fired. On arrival, officers found an injured man outside of a house. He was pronounced dead on scene a short time later. A man was arrested soon after the shooting. Michael Antony Roebuck of Airdrie is now
  
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• Police believe accused in Airdrie shooting 'planned the murder of the victim'

  09-09-2019 17:43
  A 57-year-old Airdrie man is facing a first-degree murder charge following a shooting outside a home in the community on the weekend. Airdrie RCMP were called to the Canals neighbourhood on Canoe Close S.W. at around 5 p.m. Saturday for a report of shots fired. On arrival, officers found an injured man outside of a house. He was pronounced dead on scene a short time later. A man was arrested soon after the shooting. Michael Antony Roebuck of Airdrie is now charged with first-degree murder. On Mo
  
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• Man charged with first-degree murder in Airdrie shooting

  09-09-2019 17:43
  A 59-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection to a shooting in Airdrie on the weekend. Airdrie RCMP were called to the Canals neighbourhood on Canoe Close S.W. at around 5 p.m. Saturday for a report of shots fired. On arrival, officers found an injured man outside of a house. He was pronounced dead on scene a short time later. Michael Antony Roebuck of Airdrie is charged with first-degree murder. Roebuck is in custody and is scheduled to appear in court on September 1
  
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• Indigenous software training class opens in Calgary

  09-09-2019 17:23
  A new program in Calgary is training First Nation students to work as software testers. The Indigenous Software Tester training program provides approximately 15 students with five months of hands-on training. The classroom training is followed by work placement with leading Calgary companies like Suncor. Students completing the program will be offered full-time employment with PLATO Testing. Based in Fredricton, PLATO was founded in  2015 by Keith McIntosh, CEO of
  
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• First Indigenous software tester training program kicks off in Calgary

  09-09-2019 17:23
  A new program in Calgary is training First Nation students to work as software testers. The Indigenous Software Tester training program provides approximately 15 students with five months of hands-on training. The classroom training is followed by work placement with leading Calgary companies like Suncor. Students completing the program will be offered full-time employment with PLATO Testing. Based in Fredricton, PLATO was founded in  2015 by Keith McIntosh, CEO of
  
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• City automates Memorial Drive turn lane reversal at Edmonton Trail/4 Street intersections

  09-09-2019 17:15
  Drivers are asked to pay additional care when driving along Memorial Drive beginning Tuesday evening as the temporary lane reversal program is set to become permanent with the installation of automated gates. As of 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 10, the automated lane reversal system will become operational and provide:Dual turn lanes from westbound Memorial Drive onto southbound 4 Street (Reconciliation Bridge) during all hours except during the afternoon commute on weekdays Dual turn lanes from eas
  
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• City automates Memorial Drive turn lane reversal at Edmonton Trail, 4 Street intersections

  09-09-2019 17:15
  Drivers are asked to pay additional care when driving along Memorial Drive beginning Tuesday evening as the temporary lane reversal program is set to become permanent with the installation of automated gates. As of 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 10, the automated lane reversal system will become operational and provide:Dual turn lanes from westbound Memorial Drive onto southbound 4 Street (Reconciliation Bridge) during all hours except during the afternoon commute on weekdays Dual turn lanes from eas
  
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• Suspicious package in northeast Calgary detonated by bomb disposal robot

  09-09-2019 17:03
  Calgary police have successfully removed a suspicious package found outside of a building in the city’s northeast.  Officers responded to the 2600 block of 18 Street N.E. shortly after 8 a.m. Monday.  The package, which appeared to be a black suitcase with the words "Bomb" and "Watch Out" printed on the side, was placed in a parking lot between two buildings. As a result, police evacuated several people from nearby local businesses. Officers also blocked off roads near the scene
  
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• Police respond to suspicious package call in northeast Calgary

  09-09-2019 17:03
  Calgary police are currently on scene in the city’s northeast after reports of a suspicious package outside of a building.  Officers responded to the 2600 block of 18 Street N.E. shortly after 8 a.m. Monday.  The package appears to be a black suitcase with the words “Bomb” and “Watch Out” printed on the side.  CPS confirmed to CTV News that tactical team officers are in the process of evacuating people from some nearby buildings and they are containin
  
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• Microsoft co-founder's superyacht on the market for US$326M

  09-09-2019 16:58
  If you’re in the market for a luxury superyacht once owned by a tech tycoon, you’re in luck. The Octopus, a 126 metre yacht owned by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is on the market for a cool 295 million euros (about US$326 million). Featuring two helicopter pads, a glass-bottom observation lounge, and accommodation for up to 26 guests in 13 cabins, the yacht is described as one of the most well-travelled yachts in the global fleet. Allen, who died from cancer in 2018, reporte
  
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• AFN outlines 2019 federal election priorities

  09-09-2019 16:35
  OTTAWA – The Assembly of First Nations has outlined what it views as the key election 2019 priorities for federal parties and candidates. Among the top commitments: treating climate change as a national priority, and affirming First Nations laws. AFN Grand Chief Perry Bellegarde unveiled the priorities at the National Press Theatre. He acknowledged that their plan is ambitious, but said that the election is happening at "a turning point" in Canadian history.        
  
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• Airdrie RCMP seek witnesses after elderly pedestrian struck on Main Street

  09-09-2019 15:53
  Members of the Airdrie RCMP detachment are asking for witnesses to come forward after a senior was hit while crossing Main Street. According to RCMP, an elderly woman was attempting to cross the road near Sierra Springs on the morning of Saturday, August 24 when she was struck by a car. The nature of the injuries to the victim has not been released Anyone with information regarding the hit-and-run is asked to contact the Airdrie RCMP detachment at 403-945-7200 or anonymous tips may be submitted
  
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• Airdrie RCMP seek hit-and-run suspect after elderly pedestrian struck on Main Street

  09-09-2019 15:53
  Members of the Airdrie RCMP detachment are asking for witnesses to come forward after a senior was hit while crossing Main Street. According to RCMP, an elderly woman was attempting to cross the road near Sierra Springs on the morning of Saturday, August 24 when she was struck by a car. The driver of the vehicle failed to stop and help the woman. The nature of the injuries to the victim has not been released Surveillance footage seized from the area suggests the suspect vehicle is a smaller grey
  
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• New Saudi energy minister urges producers to share burden

  09-09-2019 14:58
  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Saudi Arabia's new energy minister suggested on Monday that oil producers would need to share greater responsibility to balance the market in comments that marked his debut since being named to one of the most important positions in the kingdom the previous day. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman's remarks indicate he will likely continue a similar policy to that of his predecessor, Khalid al-Falih, who led the deal to cut global production among major oil producers.
  
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• Lethbridge police investigating after group confronts ref at hockey tournament

  09-09-2019 14:46
  An investigation is underway into an on-ice incident at the Quest for the Cup tournament involving a referee and several adults. The incident occurred Sunday during the 3-on-3 hockey tournament at the ATB Centre in Lethbridge for children between the ages of seven and 12.  Cell phone video shows five unidentified people approach an official on the ice. The ref originally skates backwards away from the members of the group who are not wearing skates. One of the males makes his way to the ref
  
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• Assault charge laid after group confronts ref at Lethbridge hockey tournament - CTV News

  09-09-2019 14:46 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Assault charge laid after group confronts ref at Lethbridge hockey tournament  CTV NewsA 55-year-old man from Standoff, Alta. has been charged with assault, and charges are pending against a 36-year-old man, following an incident at a youth ...
  
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• Assault charge laid after group confronts ref at Lethbridge hockey tournament

  09-09-2019 14:46
  Police continue to investigate an on-ice incident at the Quest for the Cup tournament involving a referee and several adults. The incident occurred Sunday during the 3-on-3 hockey tournament at the ATB Centre in Lethbridge for children between the ages of seven and 12.  Cell phone video shows five unidentified people approach an official on the ice. The ref originally skates backwards away from the members of the group who are not wearing skates. One of the males makes his way to the ref, a
  
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• UN atomic watchdog confirms Iran installing new centrifuges

  09-09-2019 14:37
  BERLIN -- The United Nations' atomic watchdog confirmed Monday that Iran is preparing to use more advanced centrifuges, another breach of limits set in the country's unraveling nuclear deal with major powers. Iran had already announced the step, its latest violation of the 2015 agreement as it tries to pressure European signatories to find a way to maintain oil shipments and ease the toll of U.S. sanctions on the Iranian economy. The International Atomic Energy Agency reported its inspectors ver
  
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• Potential health data breach exposing names, medical conditions discovered by privacy researcher

  09-09-2019 12:00
  VANCOUVER -- Up on the roof of the Vancouver Public Library, privacy researcher Sarah Jamie Lewis connects a small antenna to her laptop to listen in on what appears to be a major ongoing breach of sensitive health data of patients in the Vancouver area. For months, she says, personal information has been sent over unencrypted radio frequencies. This kind of data could leave patients vulnerable to identity theft, financial crime, potentially even violence.Lewis first discovered the breach in Nov
  
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• U.K.'s Johnson to suspend Parliament as his Brexit plans stall

  09-09-2019 10:02
  LONDON -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted Monday a new Brexit deal can be reached to ensure Britain leaves the European Union by the Oct. 31 deadline, as he acknowledged that withdrawing without one would be a "failure" for which he'd be partially to blame. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar warned Johnson that "there's no such thing as a clean break," and if Britain crashed out, it would "cause severe disruption for British and Irish people alike." The two leaders met in Dublin as a showdo
  
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• U.K.'s Johnson tells Irish leader Brexit deal can be reached

  09-09-2019 10:02
  LONDON -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, facing staunch opposition at home, told Ireland's leader Monday that a new Brexit deal can be reached so Britain leaves the European Union by the Oct. 31 deadline. Speaking alongside Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in Dublin, Johnson said a deal on the Irish border question can be secured in time to enable a smooth British departure from the EU by the scheduled Brexit date. He said a no-deal departure from the European Union would represent a "fa
  
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• Boris Johnson suspends U.K. Parliament as his Brexit plans stall

  09-09-2019 10:02
  LONDON -- The simmering showdown between U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Britain's Parliament over Brexit came to a head as lawmakers delivered three defeats to the government's plans for leaving the European Union, before being sent home early Tuesday for a contentious five-week suspension of the legislature. In a session that ran well past midnight, Parliament enacted a law to block a no-deal Brexit next month, ordered the government to release private communications about its Brexit pla
  
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• Boris Johnson suspends U.K. Parliament after latest Brexit defeat

  09-09-2019 10:02
  LONDON -- The simmering showdown between U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Britain's Parliament over Brexit came to a head as lawmakers delivered three defeats to the government's plans for leaving the European Union, before being sent home early Tuesday for a contentious five-week suspension of the legislature. In a session that ran well past midnight, Parliament enacted a law to block a no-deal Brexit next month, ordered the government to release private communications about its Brexit pla
  
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• Man charged in stabbing outside supervised consumption site in Lethbridge - CBC.ca

  09-09-2019 09:00 via cbc.ca
  Man charged in stabbing outside supervised consumption site in Lethbridge  CBC.caA 29 year-old man is facing assault charges after an altercation Saturday afternoon outside of Lethbridge's supervised consumption site.
  
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• U.S. states expected to target Google in new antitrust probe

  09-09-2019 08:59
  SAN FRANCISCO -- A group of states led by Texas is expected to announce an investigation into Google on Monday to examine whether the Silicon Valley tech giant has gotten too big and effective at stomping or acquiring rivals. The probe is the latest blow against big tech companies as antitrust investigations ramp up in the U.S. and around the world. A separate group of states announced an investigation into Facebook's dominance on Friday. The Department of Justice , the Federal Trade Commission
  
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• Canadian passengers scramble after British Airways cancels flights due to strike

  09-09-2019 08:52
  LONDON -- Canadian travel agencies are scrambling to help passengers whose British Airways flights have been cancelled on Monday and Tuesday after a pilots strike grounded the global carrier. The airline says more than a dozen flights between Canada and London are slated to be cancelled over the two days affecting about 3,500 passengers based on the size of the scheduled aircraft. Toronto's Pearson International Airport is most impacted with four flights each day. One arrival and one departure a
  
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• British Airways grounds nearly all flights as pilots strike

  09-09-2019 08:52
    LONDON -- British Airways said Monday it has cancelled almost all its flights for 48 hours, affecting as many as 195,000 travellers, due to a strike by pilots over pay. The U.K.'s flagship carrier said in a statement that it had "no way of predicting how many (pilots) would come to work or which aircraft they are qualified to fly." As a result, it said it had "no option but to cancel nearly 100%" of its flights for the duration of the strike. British Airways said it stands ready to return
  
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• Philippines confirms African swine fever, culls 7,000 pigs

  09-09-2019 07:14
  MANILA, Philippines -- Lab tests have confirmed that African swine fever caused the deaths of pig herds in at least seven villages near Manila and a multiagency body will be set up to ensure the highly contagious disease does not spread further, Philippine officials said Monday. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said 14 of 20 blood samples sent to a British lab tested positive for the disease but further tests were needed to ascertain the virulence of the virus. Infections in affected villages h
  
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• Hong Kong tells U.S. to stay out; students form protest chains

  09-09-2019 07:07
  HONG KONG -- Thousands of students formed human chains outside schools across Hong Kong on Monday to show solidarity after violent weekend clashes between police and activists seeking democratic reforms in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. The silent protest came as the Hong Kong government condemned the "illegal behaviour of radical protesters" and warned the U.S. to stay out of its affairs. Thousands of demonstrators held a peaceful march Sunday to the U.S. Consulate to seek Washington's s
  
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• Materials sector weighs on stocks in Toronto

  09-09-2019 06:15
  TORONTO -- Canada's main stock index was down in late-morning trading as losses in the materials sector weighed on the market. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 36.75 points at 16,498.58. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 78.70 points at 26,876.16. The S&P 500 index was up 5.58 points at 2,984.29, while the Nasdaq composite was up 12.57 points at 8,115.64. The Canadian dollar traded for 76.00 cents US compared with an average of 75.91 cents US on Friday. The October
  
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• Global stocks mostly rise as investors watch central banks

  09-09-2019 06:15
  TOKYO -- Global stocks mostly rose Monday as investors digested economic data and hoped for central banks to step in to nudge up growth. Germany's DAX was up 0.3% to 12,224, while France's CAC 40 fell 0.2% to 5,595 and Britain's FTSE 100 shed 0.6% to 7,238. U.S. shares were set to drift higher, with Dow futures up 0.2% and S&P 500 futures up 0.2%. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose nearly 0.6% to finish at 21,318.42. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was little changed, inching up less than 0.1% at
  
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